May is Mental Health Month! 🌻🌞đź§
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Join Lost&Found this May for
#MentalHealthMonth2020 and learn more about how caring for our mental health leaves lasting impacts on your life. When we all learn about and understand how mental health shapes us, we can learn how to be
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Follow Lost&Found this month for daily tips and stories to learn about your mental health and how we can be
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WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?â €
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Mental health involves effective functioning in daily activities resulting inâ €
âś…Productive activities (work, school, caregiving)â €
âś…Healthy relationshipsâ €
âś…Ability to adapt to change and cope with adversityâ €
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WHAT IS MENTAL ILLNESS?â €
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Mental illness refers collectively to all diagnosable mental disorders — health conditions involving⠀
âś…Significant changes in thinking, emotion and/or behaviorâ €
âś…Distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activitiesâ €
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Mental illness is common. In a given yearâ €
âś…Nearly 1 in 5 (19 perc...